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JANET B. DICKINSON '75
When I was a kid, my father (George H. Dickinson, class of '43) used to take my mother and me to the football games and I got to check out Boardman Hall, which had the greatest dinosaur bones in the world. I wanted to go there from the time I was 3, but because of the all-male admissions policy was told I couldn't. Always up for a good challenge, I studied like crazy in high school and was fortunate to be in the first class that admitted women starting in our freshman year.
It's not academic...I thought it was great to bump into John Newcombe (Fantastic Aussie tennis player) in Ferris on the way to my tennis class. He had to wait 'til we were done to start his practice. My independent study about Prostaglandins was pretty interesting, too.
Can't name just one. but I can give you several: Dr. J. Wendell Berger (biology) had actually been my dad's prof too...he could remember Boardman Hall and liked my biology drawings best. Dr. George Cooper could tell you what happened in European history in any given year...amazing and I still do love British History. Prof. Hugh Ogden with creative writing was an inspiration to this day...I write creative progress notes and keep a journal. Doc Davis, gotta love that history, this time ancient...where else could you talk to the world expert on one of Alexander the Great's battles. Prof. John Crawford who let me do the above-mentioned independent study. Prof. John Dando who had been my grandmother's favorite on "What in the World"...made Shakespeare come to life.
Never stop learning and questioning. Look at every angle of a problem for the solutions. Keep an open mind.
Using my education to the max to try to help my patients understand their problems and treatments. I share stories and memories as examples. And when I can, I send $ -- not as much as I would like to send.
"Diving into the Wreck" and Shakespeare, of course.
The education and spirit of learning there was and is far superior to anything I have experienced since. It is such a valuable institution that it should be able to provide this atmosphere for the foreseeable future.
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